THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILAN, Italy — AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw by Livorno in a rescheduled Serie A match and the Rossoneri lost Ronaldo to injury again on Wednesday.
Midfielder Nico Pulzetti put Livorno ahead in the 50th minute and Andrea Pirlo equalized with a penalty for Milan in the 61st.
With 37 points, Milan moved within one point of fourth-place Fiorentina and Italy’s final Champions League berth for next season. Livorno moved into a tie for 14th place with Lazio, with 23 points each.
Starting with the youngest attack in Serie A, 18-year-old Alberto Paloschi and 25-year-old Alberto Gilardino, Milan dominated the first half but had several shots parried by Livorno goalkeeper Marco Amelia, Gianluigi Buffon’s backup for Italy.
Pulzetti changed the tone of the match with a long, angled shot following a weak clearing attempt by Khaka Kaladze with a header.
Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti pulled Paloschi and Gilardino for Filippo Inzaghi and Ronaldo in the 56th and Milan was awarded a penalty two minutes later.
Livorno’s Jose Luis Vidigal used his arms to block a cross into the area from Massimo Oddo, earning the penalty that Pirlo calmly converted.
Ronaldo was injured on the play that drew the penalty and was carried off the field crying and clutching his left knee.
Italy’s Sky TV reported the injury was a tendon problem and Ronaldo was being taken to a local hospital.